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Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Indian Culture represents ‘Humanity’- Governor Smt Mridula Sinha
‘Bhavanjali’, a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi through Bhajans, organized
Panaji, October 1, 2018
‘Bhavanjali’ A Shraddhanjali to Mahatma Gandhi through Bhajans on the eve of 150th Birth Anniversary celebrations was organized today at Rajbahavan, Goa. Regional Outreach Bureau, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India organized the program. Governor, Smt Mridula Sinha; Shri Sudin Dhavalikar, Minister for Public Works Department; Chief Secretary, Shri Dharmendra Sharma; and Vice Chancellor, Goa University Prof Varun Sahani were present on this occasion.
Governor Smt Mridula Sinha, in her address appreciated the Bhajan performance of the troupe and felicitated all the members of the troupe of Regional Outreach Bureau, Pune. She said that Indian culture represents ‘humanity’ and Mahatma Gandhi is the pioneer in teaching human values to us. We need to follow the path of ‘non- violence’.
Governor further said that, Gandhian Values are very much relevant in today’s era also. We need to transfer these values to next generation. Self-employment is Gandhiji’s teaching come in new way as ‘StartUps”. ‘Charkha’ was the symbol of self-employment, she added. Gandhiji’s priority was cleanliness. So, we all have to follow the teachings of Gandhiji to make our lives healthier, she further said.
On this occasion, the book ‘Gandhi in Champaran’ by D. G. Tendulkar, was presented to the Governor by Smt Ermelinda Dias, Additional Director General, Press Information Bureau and Shri Santosh Ajmera, Director, Regional Outreach Bureau, Pune.
Shri Santosh Ajmera IIS welcomed the gathering and Smt Ermelinda Dias IIS proposed the vote of thanks. Deputy Director, PIB Goa, Shri Vinod Kumar IIS; Secretary to Goa Governor, Shri Rupesh Thakur IAS were also present.
Ministry of Finance
Data on beneficiaries of Stand-Up India scheme
The Government does not allocate funds under the Stand Up India Scheme as loans under this Scheme are extended by lending institutions as per their Board approved policy and extant guidelines. This was stated by Union Minister of Stat for Finance Dr Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
However, the Minister stated, an amount of Rs. 1,100 crore has been released so far since inception of the Scheme to National Credit Guarantee Trustee Company Ltd. , a wholly owned company of Government of India, towards the corpus of the Credit Guarantee Fund for Stand Up India .
The Minister stated that details of SC/ST and women beneficiaries under the Stand-Up India Scheme from the year 2019-20 till 23.11.2021, including State-wise is in Annexure.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Draft Rules relating to Employee’s Compensation under the Code on Social Security, 2020 notified
Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India has notified the draft rules relating to Employee’s Compensation under the Code on Social Security, 2020 on 03.06.2021 for inviting objections and suggestions, if any, from the stakeholders. Such objections and suggestions are required to be submitted within a period of 45 days from the date of notification of the draft rules.
The Code on Social Security, 2020 amends and consolidates the laws relating to social security with the goal to extend social security to employees and workers in the organised as well as unorganised sectors.
Chapter VII  of the Social Security Code, 2020 envisages, inter-alia, provisions relating to employer’s liability for compensation in case of fatal accidents, serious bodily injuries or occupational diseases.
The draft Employee’s Compensation rules notified by the Central Government provide for the provisions relating to manner of application for claim or settlement, rate of interest for delayed payment of compensation, venue of proceedings and transfer of matters, notice and manner of transmitting money from one competent authority to another and arrangements with other countries for the transfer of money paid as compensation.
The draft rules under the Code on Social Security, 2020 relating to Employees’ Provident Fund, Employees’ State Insurance Corporation, Gratuity, Maternity Benefit, Social Security and Cess in respect of Building and Other Constructions Workers, Social Security for Unorganised Workers, Gig Workers and Platform Workers and Employment Information were notified on 13.11.2020.
The draft of the Code on social Security   Rules, 2021  can be accessed at https://labour.gov.in/whatsnew/draft-social-security-employees-compensationcentral-rules-2021-framed-inviting-objections.
Ministry of Development of North-East Region
Union Minister Shri G. Kishan Reddy chaired a review meeting with Field Technical Support Units in North Eastern Region
Government under the visionary leadership of Hon'ble PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji is working relentlessly on a mission mode to strengthen the growth and development of North East India.
Further bolstering this development roadmap, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region  took the decision of forming 'Field Technical Support Units ' who would be working as a bridge & Communication Facilitator between State Governments and MDoNER for the progress on Schemes and initiatives in NER. They have been stationed in the respective State Headquarters in the North East since last two months.
Following up on the outcomes & key learnings by FTSUs, Union Minister Shri G. Kishan Reddy chaired a review meeting with FTSUs at Vigyan Bhawan Annexe in New Delhi today. Shri Reddy virtually interacted with all the FTSUs stationed in the region and listened to their experiences in the past 2 months. Secretary, MDoNER and other Senior Officers of the Ministry were also present in the meeting.
Each state FTSU has one State coordinator & 2 Project associates. They are responsible for monitoring the current development projects and share their regular reports with MDoNER. Along with state Projects, FTSUs will be monitoring the current Central Government projects and upcoming projects.
Union Minister Shri Reddy sought their suggestions and feedback with regard to fast tracking of ongoing projects related to Connectivity, Tourism, Healthcare, Education etc. in all the 8 NE States and deliberated upon speedy completion of projects with the partnership and collaboration between the Centre and the State Governments. Shri Reddy believed that FTSUs would prove to be a catalyst in the development of North East India
Minister Shri G. Kishan Reddy also reviewed various Schemes/Projects of MDoNER with Secretary, MDoNER and other Senior Officers of the Ministry.
Prime Minister's Office
PM Inaugurates the Centre for Brain Research and lays the foundation Stone for Bagchi Parthasarathy Multispeciality Hospital at IISc Bengaluru
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today inaugurated the Centre for Brain Research and laid the foundation Stone for Bagchi Parthasarathy Multispeciality Hospital at IISc Bengaluru.
The Prime Minister tweeted:
“Glad to inaugurate the Centre for Brain Research at @iiscbangalore. The joy is greater because I also had the honour of laying the foundation stone for this project. This Centre will be at the forefront of research on how to manage brain related disorders.”
“At a time when every nation must give topmost importance to healthcare, efforts like the Bagchi Parthasarathy Multispeciality Hospital assume great importance. In the times to come, it will strengthen healthcare capacities and encourage pioneering research in the sector.”
The Centre for Brain Research is developed as a one of its kind research facility and focuses on conducting vital research to provide evidence based public health interventions to manage age-related brain disorders. 832 bedded Bagchi Parthasarathy Multispeciality Hospital will be developed in the campus of IISc Bengaluru and will help integrate science, engineering and medicine at the prestigious institute. It will provide major push to clinical research in the country and will work towards finding innovative solutions that will help in improvement of healthcare services in the country.
Prime Minister's Office
New records of women in water, land and sky will prove to be milestones in building a developed India: PM
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has said that new records of women in water, land and sky will prove to be milestones in building a developed India.
Shri Modi was responding to a tweet by Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways wherein Ministry has informed that Serang Sandhya' has taken command of a ferry which will take people to their destination.
The Prime Minister tweeted about the aforesaid achievements;
“नारीशक्ति को नमन! जल-थल और नभ में महिलाओं के नित-नए कीर्तिमान विकसित भारत के निर्माण में मील के पत्थर साबित होंगे।”
Prime Minister's Office
PM shares video of talented Shalmalee
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has shared a video of young Shalmalee and praised her musical talent.
The Prime Minister tweeted :
"This video can bring a smile on everyone’s face. Exceptional talent and creativity. Best wishes to Shalmalee!"
"ಈ ವಿಡಿಯೋ ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಬ್ಬರ ಮುಖದ ಮೇಲೆ ಮುಗುಳುನಗೆ ತರಿಸಬಹುದು. ಅನನ್ಯ ಪ್ರತಿಭೆ ಹಾಗು ಸೃಜನಶೀಲತೆ. ಶಾಲ್ಮಲಿಗೆ ಶುಭಹಾರೈಕೆಗಳು!"
Competition Commission of India
CCI approves acquisition of Mukand Limited by Bajaj Sevashram Private Limited, Bachhraj & Company Private Limited, Bachhraj Factories Private Limited and Sanraj Nayan Investments Private Limited
The Competition Commission of India  approves acquisition by Bajaj Sevashram Private Limited , Bachhraj & Company Private Limited , Bachhraj Factories Private Limited  and Sanraj Nayan Investments Private Limited   of Mukand Limited  under Section 31 of the Competition Act, 2002, today.
The Proposed Combination envisages the acquisition of up to 16.57% of the equity share capital of the Target by the Acquirers, who are all part of the Bajaj Group of companies, from the Sellers, who are also the co-promoters of Target along with the Bajaj Group. The acquisition is in addition to around 57.70% of the issued and paid-up equity share capital of ML presently held by the Bajaj Group.
BSPL, BFPL and SNIPL are all unregistered core investment companies. BCOPL is registered as a non-banking finance company  with the Reserve Bank of India. The Acquirers are investment and lending companies and are not engaged in the manufacturing or trading of any goods.
The Target is engaged in the business of manufacturing, marketing, selling, exporting distribution etc. of specialty steel long products and heavy machinery.
Detailed order of the Commission will follow.
Special Service and Features
BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS CONDUCTED A DAY-LONG PROGRAMME AT V.R.S. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, ARASUR, VILLUPURAM AS A PART OF WORLD STANDARDS DAY CELEBRATION
Bureau of Indian Standards, the National Standards Body of India is a statutory body functioning under the aegis of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India. It operates various schemes like Product Certification , Management Systems Certification, Hall Marking of Gold and Silver Jewellery/Artefacts and Laboratory Services for the benefit of the industry and in turn aiming at consumer protection.
Bureau of Indian Standards , like every year, will be celebrating World Standards Day on 14 October 2023 to acknowledge the collaborative efforts of the thousands of experts involved worldwide in standardization and ruminate on the future path. The theme of World Standards day 2023 is “Shared Vision for Better World Incorporating Sustainable Development Goal for Good Health and Well-Being”.
Every Year World Standards Day is being Celebrated on 14 October . As a beginning of World Standards day celebrations, day-long programmes have been organised by Bureau of Indian Standards in 6 premier educational institutions in Tamilnadu during this week, which commenced on 4th Oct 2023.
Today, on 5th Oct 2023, the day-long programme was conducted at V.R.S. College of Engineering and Technology, Arasur, Villupuram. The day-long programme has been named as WORLD ENSIGN and events like Presentation on Standards, Parliament Standards- debate, Ad-Mad on Standards, Quiz on Standards were conducted based on the theme of World Standards day.
Mr.P.Selvaraj, Inspector of Police, Thiruvennainallur, Villupuram Dist, has graced the occasion as Chief Guest. 255 students comprising 85 teams of 3 students each from various departments of V.R.S. College of Engineering and Technology participated enthusiastically in the day-long programme.
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
TRIFED elects new Board of Directors
The General Body meeting of Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd.  was held on 25th May 2018 in which the 11th Board of Directors was reconstituted and the Office Bearers were elected unanimously. Shri Ramesh Chand Meena was elected as the Chairperson and Smt. Pratibha Brahma was elected as the Vice Chairperson of TRIFED.
MD TRIFED, Shri Pravir Krishna, welcomed the new members and expressed the hope that with the new leadership, TRIFED will continue its march on the road to tribal empowerment.
Addressing the Officers of TRIFED, Shri Ramesh Chand Meena, Chairperson thanked the Minister of Tribal Affairs, Mr. Jual Oram, for reposing confidence in him and urged the officers to leave no stone unturned, to carry forward various programs for tribal development in the true spirit and vision as envisioned by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. He expressed his hope that coordinated efforts of the Board and Officers of TRIFED will bring about the change that is needed to propel the forest based rural economy on the high path of growth and development.
The new Board of Directors committed to take forward the vision of TRIFED of overall development for tribal people of India through sustainable and comprehensive marketing support of their products and achieving convergence and coherence with other development partners working in this field to enhance their income and improve the quality of their life.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
2177 FPOs onboard eNAM Trading Module
Government had launched FPO trading module during Covid-19 pandemic to enable FPOs to upload their produce from collection centres/ farm gate with picture/ quality parameter for online bidding without physically bringing their produce to the mandis. So far, 2177 FPOs have been onboarded on National Agriculture Market  platform.
Under the e-NAM scheme, Government of India is providing assistance upto Rs 75 Lakh per mandi for related hardware/ infrastructure including for quality assaying equipments and for creation of infrastructure like cleaning, grading, sorting, packaging and compost unit etc. An established quality assaying lab in e-NAM mandis is a requisite for Agricultural Produce Market Committees  that assess and certify the quality of produce, which helps famers in getting prices commensurate with quality of their produce. Further, provision has been made in FPO trading module wherein FPOs can upload their produce from collection centres/ farm gate with picture/ quality parameters.
Under the scheme, various training & awareness programmes are conducted for farmers, traders and other stakeholders for successful implementation of e-NAM.
Further, following measures have been taken to strengthen assaying under e-NAM:
- Trading parameters for 193 agricultural and horticultural commodities such as cereals, pulses, oilseeds, fruits & vegetables, spices, flowers and fiber crops have been provided on e-NAM platform.
- Platform of Platforms module  has been launched to integrate the various platforms of service providers operational in Agri Value Chain with e-NAM. Under PoP, various service providers including Quality Assayers are empanelled for the benefit of stakeholders.
- Multilingual  trade portal and robust mobile app is available free of cost for all stakeholders, through which stakeholders can track progress of respective lots online .
- AI based assaying equipments have been integrated with e-NAM platform.
On 14th July, 2022, the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare launched the Platform of Platforms  under e-NAM which involves integration of various service providers platform/ on boarding of service providers such as trading, transportation, sorting, grading, Fintech, warehousing and other aspects of value chain etc. to enhance farmers accessibility digitally to multiple number of buyers, service providers etc. PoP will enable Farmers, FPOs, Traders and other stakeholders to access a range of services offered by multiple service providers, thereby increasing choice to the stakeholders.
Further the e-NAM platform is made interoperable with Rashtriya e-Market Services Private Limited  platform of Government of Karnataka which will facilitate famers of either platforms to sell their produce in other platform thereby increasing their market access.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
Army Recruitment CAMPS
Recruitment in Indian Army is done through Army Recruiting Offices  in all States. Recruitment from each district of the country is done at least once in the Recruiting Year . Details of the State-wise recruitment camps held during the last three years and proposed during the current Recruitment Year 2019-20 are as under.
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State
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Recruiting years
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2016-17
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2017-18
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2018-19
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2019-20
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Conducted
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|
To be Conducted
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Andhra Pradesh & Telangana
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|
03
|
|
03
|
|
03
|
|
01
|
|
03
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|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
02
|
|
02
|
|
03
|
|
-
|
|
02
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|
Assam
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|
04
|
|
04
|
|
04
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|
-
|
|
04
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Andaman & Nicobar
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01
|
|
01
|
|
01
|
|
-
|
|
01
|
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Bihar
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04
|
|
05
|
|
04
|
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01
|
|
04
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Chhattisgarh
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|
02
|
|
02
|
|
02
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|
01
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|
-
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Delhi
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02
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02
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01
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-
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01
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Goa
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01
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@
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@
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-
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|
$
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Gujarat
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02
|
|
02
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03
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-
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02
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Haryana
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05
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04
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04
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-
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05
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Himachal Pradesh
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|
04
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|
04
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04
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01
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03
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Jammu & Kashmir
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04
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|
03
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05
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-
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04
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Jharkhand
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01
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|
01
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|
01
|
|
01
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|
-
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Karnataka
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03
|
|
04
|
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03
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01
|
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02
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Kerala
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03
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02
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03
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-
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02
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Madhya Pradesh
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04
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04
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03
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-
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04
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Maharashtra
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05
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05
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05
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-
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05
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Manipur
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01
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01
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|
01
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-
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01
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Meghalaya
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01
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|
02
|
|
01
|
|
01
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|
-
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|
Mizoram
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|
01
|
|
01
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|
01
|
|
-
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|
01
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Nagaland
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01
|
|
01
|
|
01
|
|
01
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|
-
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Odisha
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|
03
|
|
03
|
|
04
|
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-
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|
03
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|
Punjab
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|
05
|
|
05
|
|
05
|
|
-
|
|
05
|
|
Rajasthan
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|
09
|
|
09
|
|
09
|
|
02
|
|
07
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|
Sikkim
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|
01
|
|
01
|
|
02
|
|
-
|
|
01
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
03
|
|
04
|
|
03
|
|
01
|
|
02
|
|
Tripura
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|
01
|
|
01
|
|
01
|
|
-
|
|
01
|
|
UT of Lakshadeep
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|
#
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|
01
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|
#
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-
|
|
01
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
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|
10
|
|
09
|
|
08
|
|
01
|
|
07
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|
Uttarakhand
|
|
03
|
|
04
|
|
03
|
|
01
|
|
02
|
|
West Bengal
|
|
04
|
|
07
|
|
07
|
|
-
|
|
07
|
|
Total
|
|
93
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|
97
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|
95
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|
13
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|
80
@ Goa State covered in Satara  rally in 2017-18 and Kolhapur rally in 2018-19 conducted by ARO Kolhapur.
$ Goa State will be covered in Ratnagiri  rally to be conducted in 2019-20 by ARO Kolhapur.
# UT of Lakshadweep covered in Kannur  rally in 2017-18 &Agaati rally in 2018-19 conducted by ARO, Calicut.
Two army recruitment camps were held in Madurai on 11-20 November 2016 and 18-24 August 2017.
This information was given by RakshaMantri Shri Rajnath Singh in a written reply to Shri D. Kupendra Reddy in Rajya Sabha today.
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Ministry of Defence
Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor assumes the Appointment of Director General 
Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor assumed the appointment of Director General  [DG] of Indian Air Force at Air HQ New Delhi on 01 May 2022.
The Air Marshal is a graduate of National Defence Academy and was commissioned in the Flying branch of IAF in December 1985 as a Transport Pilot. He is an alumnus of Defence Services Staff College  Wellington, College of Defence Management and National Defence College. The Air Officer is a Qualified Flying Instructor with more than 7700 hours of flying experience on various aircraft in the inventory of IAF.
In a service career spanning over 36 years, the Air Marshal has tenanted important command and staff appointments. He has commanded an operational transport squadron and a premier transport base. He has served as Head of the Faculty and Senior Air Force Instructor at College of Defence Management, Principal Director Operations , Assistant Chief of the Air Staff Operations , Assistant Chief of the Air Staff  at Air Headquarters and Commandant of Air Force Academy. He was Commandant of National Defence Academy, Pune prior to assuming the present appointment.
The Air Officer is a recipient of Vayu Sena Medal and Ati Vishist Seva Medal.
Ministry of Power
Myanmar’s Power Sector Professionals get training from NTPC in Microgrids and Electric Vehicles Technologies, under Government’s Capacity Building Programme
A team of forty professionals from Myanmar who are working in power sector and associated areas is in India to enhance their professional competencies. The forty participants have come to India, to attend two training programmes, one on “Microgrids” and the other on “Electric Vehicles, Batteries & Charging Stations”. The programmes are being conducted by India's largest integrated energy company NTPC Limited.
The two programmes are a part of five training programmes for Myanmar’s power sector professionals, which are being conducted by NTPC, under the India-Myanmar Government-to-Government framework for cooperation in power sector. The trainings are being offered under the auspices of Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation  Programme, the leading capacity building platform of the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
Two of the training programmes, namely those on Smartgrids and on Cross Border Training Programs were conducted in March-April 2023; the remaining programmes are scheduled to be held in June 2023.
The second leg of the capacity building programme was inaugurated at NTPC’s Power Management Institute, Noida today, June 5, 2023. These programmes will conclude on June 9, 2023.
The Programme on “Microgrids” aims to provide the participants with an understanding of microgrids, their types, components, business models, applications and benefits.
The Programme on “Electric Vehicles, Batteries & Charging Stations” aims to provide the participants with a practical understanding of Electric Vehicles, Batteries & Charging Infrastructure. It also aims to impart an understanding of Vehicle Dynamics, Fleet Electrification, Challenges and Way forward for Electric Vehicles, Batteries & Charging Stations.
Deputy Chief of Mission, Indian Embassy, Yangon, Myanmar, Ms. Nabanita Chakrabarti; Head, International Business Development, NTPC Ltd., Dr J S Chandok; Director, NTPC School of Business, Dr Rajeshwari Narendran; and General Manager, Power Management Institute, NTPC, Mrs. Rachnana Singh Bhal addressed the forty participants, comprising including 23 female and 17 male professionals.